Didier Dagueneau

Didier Dagueneau

The Didier Dagueneau 2014s are almost certainly the finest vintage in the new era of Louis Benjamin and Charlotte Dagueneau. Across the range these are wines of precision and balance, with all of the well-known cuvee characteristics very clearly displayed. There’s a steel to the '14’s that is balanced by a wonderfully cool yet generous fruit element; the result of a vintage that began well but stalled in August with a complete lack of summer, before culminating in one of the driest Septembers on record. Furthermore, as well as finishing dry there was plenty of wind, which concentrated the must without any ungainly increase in sugars. When harvest started on the 22nd September the grapes were in such great shape that the Dagueneaus could harvest each of their parcels almost at leisure, a luxury not afforded them in either of the preceding two vintages.

With a vintage like this in the cellar, one of age-worthiness and intensity, the spirit of the great man is very much alive and kicking at this stellar family Domaine.

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Tax Status Explained

IB stands for In Bond. Wines that are stored In Bond have not had UK Duty and VAT paid on them.

Most of our wines are available for purchase under bond, as fine wines often need to be laid down in order to allow them to mature. Many clients choose therefore to store them in our bonded warehouse and pay the tax as and when they wish to get the wines delivered. Please note that Wines purchased In Bond can be exported to non-EU countries without the need for Duty and VAT to be paid.

DP stands for duty paid. If you wish to get wines delivered for drinking, the duty and VAT will need to be paid as it leaves its bonded state in the warehouse. The wine is then said to be duty paid.

All taxes must be paid in order for us to be authorised to ship or deliver wine (unless the wine is bonded and being moved to another bonded warehouse or being shipped directly outside of the EU.)

EP stands for En Primeur. These wines are currently held with the Estate and Domaine’s we work with and will be shipped in due course.